Recaps

Yang Shan unexpectedly visited Luo Li after his patrol shift and discovered Castorice staying in his apartment, mistaking her for Luo Li’s girlfriend. Yang Shan left when an urgent assignment came in, and Luo Li reassured the wary Castorice before the system confirmed that the identity-exposure crisis had ended safely.

• Yang Shan arrived at Luo Li’s apartment late at night to eat and relax after patrol, unaware Castorice was there.
• Castorice emerged from her room in pajamas, and Yang Shan excitedly assumed she was Luo Li’s girlfriend.
• Yang Shan teased Luo Li and tried to question Castorice, while she looked to Luo Li for reassurance.
• An urgent communicator call sent Yang Shan back to duty before Luo Li had to explain their living arrangement.
• Luo Li told Castorice that Yang Shan was a loud but good friend, and she leaned against him as the system reported the crisis resolved.

After Yang Shan called Castorice “sister-in-law,” Luo Li explained the term and awkwardly insisted he had no improper intentions. Castorice returned to her room with new, unsettled thoughts about their relationship, while Luo Li stayed behind wrestling with his feelings.

• Yang Shan left Luo Li and Castorice alone, and Castorice asked Luo Li what “sister-in-law” meant.
• Luo Li explained that the term could refer to a close friend’s girlfriend, and Castorice wondered whether it described her relationship with him.
• Castorice blushed as she considered Luo Li’s care for her, while Xiao Hong urged him to act on her apparent interest.
• Luo Li insisted that he helped Castorice only because she had no one to rely on and said he was not lusting after her body.
• Castorice thanked Luo Li and returned to her room, where she pondered his words as the system reported that the exchange had deepened her contemplation.

Luo Li devised a plan to register his Path of [Remembrance] as a vampire-focused support ability so he could obtain safe, legal research materials for Xiao Hong. After passing the guild’s assessment, he received official C+ rank credentials and permission to apply for missions and research resources.

• Xiao Hong told Luo Li that its energy supply was running low and that it needed purer, higher-quality energy to grow.
• Luo Li found a guild rule allowing registered support and research ability users to apply for vampire specimens, and decided to disguise [Remembrance] as [Deep Information Perception and Traceback].
• Castorice agreed that Luo Li’s plan was safer than sneaking out to hunt and offered to help him if needed.
• Luo Li submitted his C+ rank ability registration application and was summoned to the guild’s testing center two days later.
• Luo Li used [Remembrance Perception] to describe three vampire samples, including information about a C-rank predator’s activity near the western outskirts.
• Examiner Li approved Luo Li’s ability as a C+ rank support ability, activated his guild permissions, and called abilities like his “bug-type abilities.”

After celebrating Luo Li’s new legal identity with Castorice, Luo Li’s [Finality] Path awakened and showed him a possible future in which Castorice returned to Okhema with twin daughters and he was nowhere to be seen. The vision left him shaken, but the system’s warning that the future could change rekindled his resolve to grow stronger and stay by her side.

• Luo Li returned home excited about registering his Bug-type ability and invited Castorice to celebrate by eating out.
• Luo Li and Castorice dressed up, enjoyed a dinner at a fusion restaurant, and walked home together through Jiangcheng.
• Luo Li’s [Finality] Path activated spontaneously, showing him fragments of possible futures and draining his mental strength.
• Luo Li saw Castorice in Okhema with twin daughters who resembled her, but could not find himself in that future.
• Castorice steadied the pale and distressed Luo Li, who concealed what he had seen and asked to go home.
• The system explained that the future was only a possibility, and Luo Li resolved to change it as he took Castorice’s hand.

Luo Li accepted his first Guild mission and investigated a suspected vampire nest with Castorice, uncovering an experiment that had created a deadly monster. Castorice saved him from its ambush, and they left with their bond strengthened and a promise to take future missions together.

• Luo Li accepted Guild mission C-774 to investigate abnormal energy at the Seventh Abandoned Biological Research Institute and agreed to let Castorice accompany him.
• Luo Li used [Remembrance Perception] to discover that researchers had fused vampire elements in an experiment, creating a monster that might still be inside the institute.
• The monster attacked Luo Li from a ventilation duct, but Castorice cut it down with her scythe before it could kill him.
• Luo Li recorded the evidence and collected a tissue sample while Xiao Hong absorbed the monster's memories and life essence.
• Luo Li and Castorice submitted their findings to the patrol, then agreed to go on future missions together as their trust and affection grew.

After discovering Castorice’s secret love of male/male fanfiction, Luo Li encouraged her to write stories about Phainon and Mydei. She wanted to earn money from her writing but did not know how to use a keyboard, so Luo Li began patiently teaching her to type, and their bond grew closer.

• Luo Li found Castorice secretly reading spicy Blade and Dan Heng fanfiction and learned she had written stories about Phainon and Mydei in Amphoreus.
• After Luo Li explained that online writing could earn money, Castorice decided to write a fanfiction about Phainon and Mydei meeting at the Hero’s Bath.
• Castorice asked Luo Li to teach her how to use a keyboard, and he guided her through typing names and correcting her mistakes.
• Castorice practiced typing slowly each day while Luo Li encouraged her and praised her progress.
• Castorice continued writing her fanfiction, and the system reported that her creative drive was fulfilled and her bond with Luo Li had grown closer.

Luo Li dreaded his mother’s birthday call because he expected another round of marriage pressure, but Castorice stepped in and introduced herself as his friend, delighting his mother. After the call, Luo Li hinted that he would bring a girlfriend home for New Year, and Castorice fled shyly as her affection for him rose to 99.1%.

• Luo Li told Castorice that his mother’s birthday calls usually turned into pressure to find a girlfriend and get married.
• Luo Li called his parents for his mother’s birthday, and his mother soon began questioning him about his love life.
• Castorice brought Luo Li water, greeted his mother, and introduced herself as Luo Li’s friend who he took good care of.
• Luo Li’s mother happily questioned Castorice and invited her to visit, while Luo Li struggled to explain the situation.
• After the call, Luo Li thanked Castorice and said he would bring a girlfriend home for New Year; Castorice blushed and hurried away.
• The system reported that Castorice’s affection for Luo Li had reached 99.1%.

Luo Li and Castorice headed to an amusement park date, but on the subway a woman harassed them and insulted Castorice and Luo Li. Luo Li used Remembrance Weaving and Finality to trap the woman in a terrifying mental world, then left the train with Castorice, who asked what he had done.

• Luo Li invited Castorice to the Star Rail Amusement Park, and she agreed to go with him.
• On the crowded subway, a woman in a Lolita dress berated a boy, then insulted Castorice and Luo Li.
• Castorice confronted the woman and defended Luo Li, but the woman continued hurling abuse at them.
• Luo Li used Remembrance Weaving combined with Finality to plunge the woman into a terrifying mental world, causing her to collapse in the carriage.
• Luo Li took Castorice off the train, and when she asked what he had done, he said he had given the woman a taste of retribution.

Luo Li and Castorice became a couple after he confessed to her atop the Ferris wheel, and the system rewarded him with the new Path of Spacetime and a powerful weapon. The chapter left them kissing as Luo Li vowed to use his new abilities to protect Castorice and their future.

• Luo Li explained the malice they encountered on the subway to Castorice, who said she only believed him.
• Luo Li and Castorice enjoyed rides and games at Star Rail Amusement Park, then rode the Ferris wheel together.
• Luo Li confessed his feelings to Castorice, and she accepted his request to be his girlfriend.
• The system declared Castorice's affection above 100% and granted Luo Li the Path of Spacetime, five S-rank abilities, and the growth-type weapon Bloodblade Enma.
• Luo Li promised to protect Castorice with his new power, and Castorice kissed him before he kissed her back.

The chapter presents Luo Li as a five-star Quantum character on the Spacetime Path, detailing his combat abilities, personal history, relationships, and signature Light Cone. It leaves him resolved to use his power to protect Castorice and reshape their future.

• Luo Li's character profile listed his stats, traces, and combat abilities, including Spacetime Rift, Remembrance Echo, and his Spacetime Sovereign state.
• Luo Li's story recounted how he went from a C-rank streamer to meeting Castorice, lifting her death curse, and awakening his Path with her support.
• Luo Li's feelings for Castorice awakened the Spacetime Path, and Bloodblade Enma came into being as he resolved to change fate.
• Luo Li's voice lines described his powers, his bond with Castorice, and his trust in Yang Shan.
• Luo Li's signature Light Cone, Finality Overture of Spacetime Echoes, boosted his combat abilities and represented his vow to protect the future.

After becoming lovers with Castorice, Luo Li accepted a dangerous B-rank mission to test his new powers and Bloodblade Enma. He exterminated the Corrosive Blood Bat nest, killed its B-rank core, and collected the mission reward and a B-rank vampire crystal.

• Luo Li and Castorice became lovers, and the system unlocked the exclusive lovers module.
• Luo Li accepted mission B-113 to exterminate a Corrosive Blood Bat nest in the old district’s underground drainage system.
• Luo Li showed Castorice Bloodblade Enma and assured her he could handle the mission, then entered Area B-7 alone.
• Luo Li used time manipulation and Enma to cut through the blood bats and kill the giant B-rank bat at the nest’s core.
• Luo Li extracted a B-rank vampire crystal and received 300 contribution points, while Enma absorbed the bat’s blood and grew stronger.

After completing a B-rank mission, Luo Li returned home to Castorice, where they discussed becoming more intimate. He asked her to wait until he could provide a secure home, and they ended the night with renewed trust and a shared goal.

• Luo Li returned from his B-rank mission with 300 contribution points and a vampire crystal, then reassured Castorice that the fight had gone smoothly.
• Castorice tentatively invited Luo Li to take their relationship further, and the system urged him to accept for an ultimate power package.
• Luo Li remembered a vision of Castorice with twin girls and stopped Castorice as she began unbuttoning his pajamas.
• Luo Li explained that their finances and living conditions were too uncertain for a family, and promised to build a stable future before they became more intimate.
• Castorice understood, forgave his hesitation, and agreed to wait; the system raised their bond to Soulmates and tied the ultimate package to achieving a stable home.
• Luo Li and Castorice promised to work toward a home of their own and fell asleep in each other's arms.

Luo Li took a high-yield guild mission and earned 560 contribution points by clearing an Iron-Eroding Ghost Mantis nest. At home, he celebrated Castorice’s growing success as a writer, and they planned to save for a bigger home.

• Luo Li encouraged Castorice as her fanfiction gained readers and a recommendation slot, then headed to the Ability Users' Guild for a profitable mission.
• Luo Li accepted a mission to clear Iron-Eroding Ghost Mantises and collect their acid sacs and metal cores at an abandoned vehicle processing plant.
• Luo Li used Enma, his Spacetime abilities, and Portable Space to defeat the mantises and gather 35 acid sacs and 42 metal cores.
• Luo Li turned in the materials and received 560 contribution points, deciding to focus on similar gathering and nest-clearing missions.
• Castorice showed Luo Li her reader comments and tips, and they celebrated their achievements over cake while planning to move into a bigger home.

Luo Li’s rapid quest completions drew attention, and he tried to qualify for a dangerous A-series defense quest by getting his rank reassessed. Yu Qian referred him to A-rank adviser Lei Zhen, who passed him through an unconventional test and ordered him to return for a combat assessment.

• Luo Li used his [Spacetime] Path and Enma to complete guild quests efficiently, earning a reputation among junior staff and low-rank ability users.
• Yang Shan warned Luo Li that his success had attracted attention and that guild officials might assess his rank and abilities.
• Luo Li tried to accept quest A-009, but the guild clerk refused because his C-plus-rank certification did not meet the requirements.
• Luo Li contacted Yu Qian, who gave him the address of A-rank adviser Lei Zhen at the Zhenhuan Martial Arts School.
• Lei Zhen had Luo Li lift a heavy stone lock and run while shouting that he wanted to get stronger, then told him to return at six the next morning for a practical combat assessment.

Luo Li concealed his strongest abilities during a combat assessment with Lei Zhen, relying on his reactions and resilience to earn an official B-rank combat rating. After enduring a severe beating, he rewound his physical condition and headed home to Castorice without a scratch.

• Luo Li decided to demonstrate only enough combat ability to pass Lei Zhen’s assessment without revealing his [Spacetime] Path or Bloodblade Enma.
• Lei Zhen tested Luo Li by attacking him, and Luo Li used his reactions and predictions to defend himself while holding back his strength.
• Luo Li endured ten minutes of Lei Zhen’s blows, and Lei Zhen passed him and certified him with a B-rank combat rating.
• After leaving the martial arts school, Luo Li used the [Spacetime] Path to rewind his physical condition and heal his injuries.
• Luo Li headed home in high spirits, relieved that Castorice would not see him battered.

After earning a B-rank practical combat evaluation, Luo Li returned home and teased Castorice until she called him “hubby.” They shared an affectionate moment, and Castorice grew more confident that Luo Li loved her for every side of her.

• Luo Li returned home after passing his B-rank practical combat evaluation and found Castorice distracted by a blank document.
• Luo Li teased Castorice about spacing out, then tickled her until she begged him to stop.
• At Luo Li’s prompting, Castorice shyly called him “hubby,” delighting him.
• Luo Li pulled Castorice into an embrace and coaxed her to say “hubby” again.
• Castorice asked whether Luo Li liked her playful, undignified side, and he assured her he loved every side of her.
• Castorice kissed Luo Li and agreed that she understood, while Luo Li asked if they could play like that again.

After becoming an officially rated B-rank combatant, Luo Li joined Yang Shan’s squad to clear Parasitic Water Ghosts at Blackwater Wharf. He defeated the B+ mother, leaving his teammates stunned by how strong he was.

• Yang Shan told Luo Li that the guild had updated his combat rating to B-rank and invited him on a mission at Blackwater Wharf.
• Luo Li accepted the mission, and Castorice reminded him to be careful before he left to meet Yang Shan’s squad.
• Luo Li joined Yang Shan, Lin Wei, and A Tu in fighting the water ghosts, impressing Lin Wei and A Tu with his speed and precision.
• The squad found the B+ Parasitic Water Ghost Mother in the largest dry dock, where its psychic attack weakened Lin Wei and A Tu.
• Luo Li resisted the mother’s mental contamination, cut through its tentacles, and struck its core with Enma, killing it.
• Yang Shan, Lin Wei, and A Tu stared in shock at Luo Li’s display of strength, and Yang Shan exclaimed that he was incredibly brave.

After Luo Li killed the B+ Parasitic Water Ghost Mother, his team and the Ability Users' Guild recognized his unexpected combat strength. He explained his growth to Deacon Wang, earned a B-rank update and better mission offers, then celebrated with his friends while looking forward to building a future with Castorice.

• Luo Li killed the B+ Parasitic Water Ghost Mother, shocking Yang Shan, Lin Wei, and A Tu with his speed and combat skill.
• The team turned in the mission, received 3,800 contribution points, and split the rewards, with Luo Li receiving an extra share for leading the dangerous decapitation.
• Deacon Wang questioned Luo Li about his rapid growth, and Luo Li credited hidden traits in his ability, training, talent, and Lei Zhen's guidance.
• Deacon Wang accepted Luo Li's explanation, arranged a B-rank update to his file, and offered him more difficult, higher-paying missions.
• Luo Li reunited with Yang Shan, Lin Wei, and A Tu for a celebratory meal, where Lin Wei invited him to join another mission.
• Luo Li reflected on his friends' recognition and his growing hopes for a future with Castorice.

Luo Li celebrated his new B-rank status with Yang Shan, Lin Wei, and A Tu, then brought his drunken childhood friend back to the dorm. He returned home to find Castorice waiting for him, and their affectionate reunion eased his fatigue and strengthened his sense of belonging.

• Yang Shan enthusiastically congratulated Luo Li and drank until he became drunk, then teased him about his relationship with Castorice.
• Luo Li tricked Yang Shan into believing a fake cultivation technique called the Great Art of Yin-Yang Union could improve strength through romance.
• Luo Li replied to Castorice's worried messages, then escorted Yang Shan back to the patrol squad dorm while Lin Wei and A Tu headed home.
• Castorice waited outside Luo Li's residential complex, worried because he was late, and greeted him when he returned.
• Luo Li and Castorice went home, where he recounted his day, teased her affectionately, and rested in her embrace.
• The system reported that Luo Li's interactions with Castorice had increased his happiness and belonging and stabilized his mental state.

Luo Li’s reconnaissance helicopter was ambushed by Earl Shadowwing, and the crash killed the rest of the squad. Luo Li survived by using his spacetime abilities, then summoned Bloodblade Enma and prepared to face the vampire.

• Luo Li joined a six-person squad on an aerial reconnaissance mission to Howling Wind Canyon, where they were ordered to avoid combat.
• Earl Shadowwing, disguised as a friendly signal, ambushed the helicopter and tore through its tail rotor and cabin.
• Luo Li used State Reversion and Space Folding to escape the helicopter just before it crashed, while the other squad members and pilot died.
• Luo Li, badly injured, faced Earl Shadowwing as Enma’s hunger grew stronger.
• Luo Li summoned Bloodblade Enma and declared that he wanted Earl Shadowwing’s life.

Luo Li nearly died fighting Earl Shadowwing but awakened [Spacetime Displacement], used it to turn the vampire’s strike against itself, and killed it with Enma. Enma advanced and healed him, but Luo Li sensed an unknown observer nearby and remained on guard.

• Earl Shadowwing overwhelmed Luo Li, wounded him severely, and pierced his left chest with its claws.
• Facing death, Luo Li awakened [Spacetime Displacement] and exchanged his position with a nearby rock, causing Earl Shadowwing’s claw to stab its own chest.
• Luo Li used [Time Retardation] and [Causal Tracing] to expose Earl Shadowwing’s weakness and behead it with Enma.
• Enma absorbed Earl Shadowwing’s blood and soul, advanced, and gained [Blood-Drinking Revival], which restored Luo Li’s injuries and energy.
• Luo Li sensed a calm, hidden observer that evaded [Remembrance Perception] and tightened his grip on Enma while recovering.

After killing Earl Shadowwing, Luo Li discovered Lu Jingheng, a badly injured researcher who claimed to have been stranded in the canyon, and agreed to carry him to safety. As they headed toward the outskirts, Lu Jingheng’s helpfulness eased Luo Li’s doubts, but Luo Li remained wary of the survivor and the unknown watcher.

• Luo Li gathered Earl Shadowwing’s remains and recovered enough to leave the canyon, but detected faint human life signs beneath the rubble.
• Luo Li freed and approached the injured Lu Jingheng, who identified himself as a data clerk from the Star Rail Research Institute’s Third Exploration Team.
• Lu Jingheng explained that vampires had scattered his team a week earlier and that falling rocks had broken his leg during the crash.
• Luo Li treated Lu Jingheng’s wounds and carried him toward the canyon’s outskirts after warning him to follow instructions.
• Lu Jingheng helped Luo Li navigate hazards and predicted nightfall, while Luo Li appreciated his assistance but continued to suspect that his behavior was unusually faultless.

Luo Li and the injured Lu Jingheng sheltered overnight in Howling Wind Canyon after communications failed, and Lu Jingheng revealed that a spatial rift might lie deeper in the canyon. At dawn, Luo Li found that the signal was still absent and began preparing to find a way out.

• Luo Li stopped traveling in the dark, made camp beneath a massive rock, and confirmed that neither the guild communicator nor his phone could get a signal.
• Lu Jingheng told Luo Li that his exploration team had been searching for the source of the canyon’s energy anomaly and suspected a small, unstable spatial rift deep inside.
• Luo Li treated Lu Jingheng’s worsening leg wound during the night while keeping watch and practicing his Spacetime Displacement skill.
• At dawn, Luo Li tested the communicator again, found no signal, and began packing to search for an exit or a place with reception.

Luo Li found a weak signal in Howling Wind Canyon and contacted guild command, reporting the crash, the deaths of his squad, and Earl Shadowwing’s defeat while requesting rescue for himself and Lu Jingheng. Lu Jingheng refused Luo Li’s offer to share the credit, and they continued toward the canyon’s outskirts as a search-and-rescue team was dispatched.

• Luo Li carried the injured Lu Jingheng toward higher ground while searching for a signal and a way out of the canyon.
• Luo Li briefly reached guild command and reported that Earl Shadowwing had attacked their helicopter, crashed them in the canyon, and been killed, while the other squad members had died.
• Luo Li told command that Lu Jingheng had provided critical environmental data and requested urgent medical help for his fractured leg; command said a search-and-rescue team was being dispatched.
• Luo Li explained that he had shared credit to make the vampire’s defeat seem more plausible, but Lu Jingheng rejected the credit and offered to tell the guild what had really happened.
• Luo Li and Lu Jingheng continued toward the canyon’s outskirts, while Luo Li remained curious about Lu Jingheng’s identity.

After surviving Howling Wind Canyon, Luo Li recovered in the hospital and tried to reassure a distant, seemingly angry Castorice. Lu Jingheng thanked him and gave him a peace pendant, leaving Luo Li suspicious of his intentions as he awaited Castorice’s visit.

• Luo Li emerged from Howling Wind Canyon carrying Lu Jingheng, and the guild rescue team took them to Jiangcheng Central Hospital for treatment.
• Deacon Wang told Luo Li to give a detailed mission report after he recovered, including how he killed Earl Shadowwing and what happened to Lu Jingheng.
• Luo Li called Castorice, apologized for worrying her, and learned she would visit him at the hospital.
• Lu Jingheng visited Luo Li, confirmed he had told the guild Luo Li killed Earl Shadowwing, and reported a possible spatial rift in the canyon.
• Lu Jingheng gave Luo Li a wooden peace pendant, which Luo Li accepted but suspected might have another purpose.